Publishing
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
7571
Active companies
4965
Formed in latest 12 months
1421
Median active-company age
2.3 years
Revenue known
109
Importers
41
Exporters
26
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 7,571 |
| Active companies | 4,965 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,421 |
| Importers | 41 |
| Exporters | 26 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 109 known, 4856 unknown (2.2%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 96 | 85 |
| 2025-12 | 62 | 103 |
| 2026-01 | 114 | 75 |
| 2026-02 | 82 | 83 |
| 2026-03 | 98 | 82 |
| 2026-04 | 128 | 77 |
| 2026-05 | 170 | 64 |
| 2026-06 | 141 | 56 |
| 2026-07 | 158 | 114 |
| 2026-08 | 95 | 52 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 4,189 |
| Dissolved | 2,578 |
| Dormant | 776 |
| Liquidation | 23 |
| In Administration | 4 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 928 |
| Inner London - East | 804 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 227 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 190 |
| Greater Manchester | 179 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 159 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 154 |
| Suffolk | 149 |
| South East Wales | 128 |
| West Midlands | 115 |
Geography coverage: 4918 known, 47 unknown (99.1%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 1,979 |
| 1m-15m | 218 |
| 15m-54m | 16 |
| 54m+ | 18 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2231 known, 2734 unknown (44.9%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 1,377 |
| Small | 676 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 33 |
| Holding | 12 |
| Dormant | 776 |
Company-size coverage: 2878 known, 2087 unknown (58.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 898 |
| 1–9 | 1,158 |
| 10–49 | 65 |
| 50–249 | 9 |
Employee coverage: 2130 known, 2835 unknown (42.9%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1,394 |
| 1–3 years | 1,469 |
| 3–5 years | 773 |
| 5–10 years | 928 |
| 10–20 years | 323 |
| 20+ years | 78 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4965 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 58210 | 4,965 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 22 |
| Exporter only | 7 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 4,917 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 26 | £2,019,788,479 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 24 | £6,079,956,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 12 | £3,463,577,073 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 11 | £416,991,782 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £132,528,428 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 7 | £152,344,317 | 2019-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 6 | £18,720,121 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 5 | £171,867,899 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 5 | £1,246,905 | 2016-10-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 5 | £471,647,821 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 20 | £600,504,937 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 18 | £1,294,388,031 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 13 | £1,177,206,776 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 6 | £452,579,119 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £86,591,004 | 2016-09-01 – 2025-09-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £95,599,840 | 2018-09-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £6,537,390 | 2021-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 2 | £1,062,918 | 2022-11-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 2 | £74,599,156 | 2021-01-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £27,460,767 | 2018-11-01 – 2025-03-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 195 | 4,633 | 332 | 93.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,633 | 332 | 93.3% |
| Solo founder | 3,289 | 4,633 | 332 | 93.3% |
| Ecommerce | 5 | 48 | 4,917 | 1.0% |
| Website | 56 | 60 | 4,905 | 1.2% |
| 36 | 60 | 4,905 | 1.2% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Rebellion Developments Limited | £71,819,888 |
| Rebellion Interactive Limited | £69,978,866 |
| Ioi Brighton Ltd | £49,230,457 |
| Focus Multimedia Limited | £38,236,277 |
| Boombit Games Ltd | £30,943,193 |
| Parwaz Game Studios Ltd | £29,450,163 |
| Epic Games Uk Ltd | £27,978,008 |
| Fenris Creations Uk Ltd | £21,001,416 |
| Bulkhead Limited | £18,457,600 |
| Marmalade Game Studio Limited | £10,770,092 |
Revenue coverage: 109 known, 4856 unknown (2.2%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Development | 11,016 |
SIC classification
SIC 58210 — Publishing of computer games
Includes
publishing of computer games for all platforms